He might have illuminated his times with the incessant cor&?;&?;cations of his genius.
I. Taylor.
Syn. -- Flash; glitter; blaze; gleam; sparkle.
Corve (k?rv), n. See Corf.
||Cor`vee" (k?r`v" or -v?"), n. [F. corvÚe, fr. LL. corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat together; cor- + rogare to ask.] (Feudal Law) An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.
Cor"ven (k?r"ven), obs. p. p. of Carve. Chaucer.
{ Cor"vet (k?r"v?t), Cor*vette" (k?r-v?r"), } n. [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. Corbeil.] (Naut.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States navy a sloop of war.
||Cor*vet"to (-v?t"t?), n. (Min.) A curvet. Peacham.
Cor"vine (k?r"v?n), a. [L. corvinus, fr. corvus crow.] Of or pertaining to the crow; crowlike.
Cor"vo*rant (k?r"v?-rant), n. See Cormorant.
Cor"y*bant (k?r"?-b?nt), n.; pl. E. Corybants (-b&?;nts), oftener L. Corybantes (-b&?;n"t&?;z). [L. Corybas, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;.] One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.
Cor`y*ban"ti*asm (-b?n"t?-?z'm), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a corybantic frenzy.] (Med.) A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and want of sleep. Dunglison.
Cor`y*ban"tic (k?r`?-b?n"t?k), a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a Corybant.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Corybantes or their rites; frantic; frenzied; as, a corybantic dance.
Cor"ymb (k?r"?mb or -?m; 220), n. [L. corymbus cluster of flowers, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;.] (Bot.) (a) A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as in the hawthorn. (b) Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit.
Cor"ymbed (k?r"?mbd), a. (Bot.) Corymbose.
Cor`ym*bif"er*ous (k?r`?m-b?f"?r-?s), a. [L. corymbifer; corymbus a cluster of flowers + ferre to bear&?; cf. F. corimbif&?;re.] (Bot.) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
Co*rym"bose (k?-r?m"b?s or k?r"?m-b?s`), a. (Bot.) Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form. [Written also corymbous.]
Co*rym"bose*ly, adv. In corymbs.
Cor`y*phŠ"noid (k&obreve;r`&ibreve;*fē"noid), a. [NL. coryphaena + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) Belonging to, or like, the genus CoryphŠna. See Dolphin.
||Co`ry`phÚe" (k&osl;`r&esl;`f&asl;"), n. [F.] (Drama) A ballet dancer.
Cor"y*phene` (k?r"?-f?n`), n. [NL. coryphena, fr. Gr. koryfh` head, summit, peak: cf. F. coryphŔne.] (Zo÷l.) A fish of the genus CoryphŠna. See Dolphin. (2)
Cor`y*phe"us (k?r`?-f?"?s), n.; pl. E. Corypheuses (-&ebreve;z), L. Coryphei (-f&?;"&?;). [L. coryphaeus, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, fr. koryfh` head.] (Gr. Antiq.) The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.
That noted corypheus [Dr. John Owen] of the Independent faction.
South.
||Co*ryph"o*don (k?-r?f"?-d?n), n. [Gr. koryfh` head, peak + &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, tooth.] (Palen.) A genus of extinct mammals from the eocene tertiary of Europe and America. Its species varied in size between the tapir and rhinoceros, and were allied to those animals, but had short, plantigrade, five-toed feet, like the elephant.
Co*ryph"o*dont (-d?nt), a. (Paleon.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Coryphodon.
||Co*ry"za (k?-r?"z?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; catarh.] (Med.) Nasal catarrh.
Cos*cin"o*man`cy (k?s-s?n"?-m?n`s? or k?s"s?-n?-), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; sieve + -mancy.] Divination by means of a suspended sieve.
||Cos`co*ro"ba (k?s`k?-r?"b?), n. [Native name.] (Zo÷l.) A large, white, South American duck, of the genus Cascoroba, resembling a swan.
Co*se"cant (k?-s?"k?nt), n. [For co. secans, an abbrev. of L. complementi secans.] (Trig.) The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
Cos"en (k?z"'n), v. t. See Cozen.
Cos"en*age (k?z"'n-?j), n. See Cozenage.
Cos"en*ing, n. (O. Eng. Law) Anything done deceitfully, and which could not be properly designated by any special name, whether belonging to contracts or not. Burrill.
Co*sen"tient (k?-s?n"shent), a. Perceiving together.
Co"sey (k?"z?), a. See Cozy. Dickens.
Cosh"er (k?sh"?r), v. t. [Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet? or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. Couch, Coshering.] 1. (Old Law) To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering.